Priest Holmes will get 15 touches a game (1 Viewer)

[Macdaddy_2004]

You're Welcome

 

[ceo3west]

You're Welcome

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

Priest Holmes 15 touches per game is an excellent flex play with the easy scheudle the Chiefs have in the 2nd half of the season.

 

[Loopdog]

yeah just like Michael Bennett was going to "split carries" with LJ early in the season. Right

 

[Ned]

good ole hermy...

 

[Native]

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

LJ has just been herminated.

 

[~Haze~]

What Mort reported was ..

"Ideally, Priest Holmes will get to the point where he can get 15 touches per game."

I just want to point out that there is a slight difference between the thread title and what was reported. It could be semantics or it might be a careful word choice. Interpret it how you want.

 

[mcjc4]

4 on the field

11 by the trainers

___________

15 total.

Easy enough math.

 

[JohnnyU]

What Mort reported was ..

"Ideally, Priest Holmes will get to the point where he can get 15 touches per game."

I just want to point out that there is a slight difference between the thread title and what was reported. It could be semantics or it might be a careful word choice. Interpret it how you want.

 

[Ditka is God]

4 on the field11 by the trainers___________15 total.Easy enough math.

 

[Bri]

thanks for clarifying

 

[WhoDat]

What Mort reported was ..

"Ideally, Priest Holmes will get to the point where he can get 15 touches per game."

I just want to point out that there is a slight difference between the thread title and what was reported. It could be semantics or it might be a careful word choice. Interpret it how you want.

More specifically, Edwards spoke in an interview Friday evening that, ideally, the team would like to get Holmes 15 touches per game.Never directed that comment at today's game...never even hinted at the amount of use today...just talking in very general terms

 

[[scooter]]

I just have this weird feeling that Priest will break a long run or score a TD and suddenly become The Talk Of The Water Cooler on Monday morning. And I don't want to be "The Guy Who Knew About His Comeback Before Most People But Decided Not To Do Anything About It".

 

[smcindoe]

4 on the field11 by the trainers

Don't you hate when you think of a good joke, keep scrolling and somebody beat you to it?

 

[CA_7]

As an LJ owner, I like it when he is mad, he tends to run the best.

 

[fatness]

What Mort reported was ..

"Ideally, Priest Holmes will get to the point where he can get 15 touches per game."

Thank you. That's a hell of a lot different than the thread title.

 

[-Crippler-]

"Ideally" they will run the ball 60 times per game, because more rushes usually means KC is in the lead and is running down the clock. "Ideally" is not really an option, considering how much KC sucks this year.

Over/Under on Holmes averaging 4 carries per game from here on out?

 

[metoo]

As an LJ owner, I like it when he is mad, he tends to run the best.

I see LJ having a big game today, 200 yards and a couple of tds.

 

[Tommy Collins]

However many he gets, you can't not like this guy. Battled back for 2 years to get where he is now. Finally getting another chance. Just hope he stays healthy and doesn't face any serious injury as a result of this. Hoping for the best.

 

[satch]

While Priest Holmes is a great story, I'm not sure there's much to be excited about here in terms of fantasy success. All this does is make LJ less valuable and Priest a temptation. It creates yet another RBBC situation, or at least partially. Priest will get just enough carries to reduce LJs value, keeping him just under 100 yards and stealing an occassional TD. Yet, at the same time, Priest won't get enough carries to warrant starting, unless you're just hoping for a lucky, timely TD.

The bottom line: LJs value takes an unknow hit. Priest Holmes has minimal value as a handcuff or a low expectation fill in guy who you'd be happy to get a lucky TD from.

I wouldn't be psyched to have either on my team. If you have either one, or both, you'll probably get more headaches than rewards.

 

[FFdork]

Yep, misleading thread title. I think this is all just a ploy to motivate...ah, I couldn't go through with it.

Maybe Priest is going to prove us all wrong, but all of my $ leagues have too short of rosters to fit a 34 year old running back who, last I knew, was (rightly) more concerned about his long-term health than playing football. Even in the league where I own LJ.

 

[NatronIsMean]

What Mort reported was ..

"Ideally, Priest Holmes will get to the point where he can get 15 touches per game."

I just want to point out that there is a slight difference between the thread title and what was reported. It could be semantics or it might be a careful word choice. Interpret it how you want.

Nice job stopping the MISinformation

 

[bjabrad]

While Priest Holmes is a great story, I'm not sure there's much to be excited about here in terms of fantasy success. All this does is make LJ less valuable and Priest a temptation. It creates yet another RBBC situation, or at least partially. Priest will get just enough carries to reduce LJs value, keeping him just under 100 yards and stealing an occassional TD. Yet, at the same time, Priest won't get enough carries to warrant starting, unless you're just hoping for a lucky, timely TD.The bottom line: LJs value takes an unknow hit. Priest Holmes has minimal value as a handcuff or a low expectation fill in guy who you'd be happy to get a lucky TD from.I wouldn't be psyched to have either on my team. If you have either one, or both, you'll probably get more headaches than rewards.

I don't think LJ takes a hit in this case. I actually think that the addition of Holmes will improve LJ's yards per carry like it did when they both played together since Holmes provides the missing ingrediant of being able to catch the ball.I think this news is a buy low opportunity for LJ.

 

[bonesman]

[tatumbell]

I get the feeling this is some kind of ploy to help motivate.

[/tatumbell]

 

[perry147]

LJ has just been herminated.

But he is so irrationally excited about it.

 

[satch]

While Priest Holmes is a great story, I'm not sure there's much to be excited about here in terms of fantasy success. All this does is make LJ less valuable and Priest a temptation. It creates yet another RBBC situation, or at least partially. Priest will get just enough carries to reduce LJs value, keeping him just under 100 yards and stealing an occassional TD. Yet, at the same time, Priest won't get enough carries to warrant starting, unless you're just hoping for a lucky, timely TD.The bottom line: LJs value takes an unknow hit. Priest Holmes has minimal value as a handcuff or a low expectation fill in guy who you'd be happy to get a lucky TD from.I wouldn't be psyched to have either on my team. If you have either one, or both, you'll probably get more headaches than rewards.

I don't think LJ takes a hit in this case. I actually think that the addition of Holmes will improve LJ's yards per carry like it did when they both played together since Holmes provides the missing ingrediant of being able to catch the ball.I think this news is a buy low opportunity for LJ.

Well, I guess if you're an LJ owner that's the right attitude to have. Unfortunately, as an LJ owner myself, I don't see it that way. Okay, sure, maybe LJ stays a little fresher and his ypc increases from 3.4 to 4. So instead of 20 carries for 68 yds and a TD, he'll get 15 carries for 60 yards, and Priest gets the TD. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just saying that Priest Holmes taking carries from LJ does not increase LJs value. It means less total yards and fewer TDs.

 

[bjabrad]

While Priest Holmes is a great story, I'm not sure there's much to be excited about here in terms of fantasy success. All this does is make LJ less valuable and Priest a temptation. It creates yet another RBBC situation, or at least partially. Priest will get just enough carries to reduce LJs value, keeping him just under 100 yards and stealing an occassional TD. Yet, at the same time, Priest won't get enough carries to warrant starting, unless you're just hoping for a lucky, timely TD.The bottom line: LJs value takes an unknow hit. Priest Holmes has minimal value as a handcuff or a low expectation fill in guy who you'd be happy to get a lucky TD from.I wouldn't be psyched to have either on my team. If you have either one, or both, you'll probably get more headaches than rewards.

I don't think LJ takes a hit in this case. I actually think that the addition of Holmes will improve LJ's yards per carry like it did when they both played together since Holmes provides the missing ingrediant of being able to catch the ball.I think this news is a buy low opportunity for LJ.

Well, I guess if you're an LJ owner that's the right attitude to have. Unfortunately, as an LJ owner myself, I don't see it that way. Okay, sure, maybe LJ stays a little fresher and his ypc increases from 3.4 to 4. So instead of 20 carries for 68 yds and a TD, he'll get 15 carries for 60 yards, and Priest gets the TD. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just saying that Priest Holmes taking carries from LJ does not increase LJs value. It means less total yards and fewer TDs.

I'm not offended in the least by the fact that you don't share my opinion. Your scenario could be right and I could be wrong but I think that the addition of Holmes will improve the whole offense, sustains more drives, less punts and more opportunities for LJ in the red zone.

 

[satch]

While Priest Holmes is a great story, I'm not sure there's much to be excited about here in terms of fantasy success. All this does is make LJ less valuable and Priest a temptation. It creates yet another RBBC situation, or at least partially. Priest will get just enough carries to reduce LJs value, keeping him just under 100 yards and stealing an occassional TD. Yet, at the same time, Priest won't get enough carries to warrant starting, unless you're just hoping for a lucky, timely TD.The bottom line: LJs value takes an unknow hit. Priest Holmes has minimal value as a handcuff or a low expectation fill in guy who you'd be happy to get a lucky TD from.I wouldn't be psyched to have either on my team. If you have either one, or both, you'll probably get more headaches than rewards.

I don't think LJ takes a hit in this case. I actually think that the addition of Holmes will improve LJ's yards per carry like it did when they both played together since Holmes provides the missing ingrediant of being able to catch the ball.I think this news is a buy low opportunity for LJ.

Well, I guess if you're an LJ owner that's the right attitude to have. Unfortunately, as an LJ owner myself, I don't see it that way. Okay, sure, maybe LJ stays a little fresher and his ypc increases from 3.4 to 4. So instead of 20 carries for 68 yds and a TD, he'll get 15 carries for 60 yards, and Priest gets the TD. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just saying that Priest Holmes taking carries from LJ does not increase LJs value. It means less total yards and fewer TDs.

I'm not offended in the least by the fact that you don't share my opinion. Your scenario could be right and I could be wrong but I think that the addition of Holmes will improve the whole offense, sustains more drives, less punts and more opportunities for LJ in the red zone.

Actually, I agree with you that Holmes talents could lead to an improved offense overall, and possibly more scoring opportunities. I guess it just comes down to who gets those opportunities, and we'll have to wait and see. I hope, for both of our sakes, that you're right.

 

[thayman]

However many he gets, you can't not like this guy. Battled back for 2 years to get where he is now. Finally getting another chance. Just hope he stays healthy and doesn't face any serious injury as a result of this. Hoping for the best.

I would love to see him be somewhat effective. Just seems like a real classy guy, and a great story.

 

[FFdork]

I'll point out the obvious that Priest came up just 10 touches shy of 15. Obviously it was his first game back, so even the most optimistic Holmes backer can't have expected much more.

I thought he showed a little something on the one run outside the tackle. They also ran a play or two with both of them on the field, which makes sense to me (that offense can use all the playmakers they can get).

I still think games with 15 touches for Priest would be ones where KC dominates time of possession, so they will be few and far between.

 

[gianmarco]

"Ideally" they will run the ball 60 times per game, because more rushes usually means KC is in the lead and is running down the clock. "Ideally" is not really an option, considering how much KC sucks this year.

Over/Under on Holmes averaging 4 carries per game from here on out?

The same KC that's leading the AFC West? That one that sucks this year?

 

[Tanner9919]

Priest Holmes 15 touches per game is an excellent flex play with the easy scheudle the Chiefs have in the 2nd half of the season.

he'll touch the ball 15 times in warmups, as the caddy for Huard.

 

[Otis]

I'll point out the obvious that Priest came up just 10 touches shy of 15. Obviously it was his first game back, so even the most optimistic Holmes backer can't have expected much more.I thought he showed a little something on the one run outside the tackle. They also ran a play or two with both of them on the field, which makes sense to me (that offense can use all the playmakers they can get).I still think games with 15 touches for Priest would be ones where KC dominates time of possession, so they will be few and far between.

 

[FFdork]

I'll point out the obvious that Priest came up just 10 touches shy of 15. Obviously it was his first game back, so even the most optimistic Holmes backer can't have expected much more.I thought he showed a little something on the one run outside the tackle. They also ran a play or two with both of them on the field, which makes sense to me (that offense can use all the playmakers they can get).I still think games with 15 touches for Priest would be ones where KC dominates time of possession, so they will be few and far between.

And that gets an eyeroll because? I think you must have misread what I wrote. Here's a summary: Priest got nowhere close to 15 touches, he showed a little something, still think 15 touches is unlikely for Priest in most games given how the Chefs are playing.Maybe write something after the emoticon next time.

 

[monkeysee]

Not a chance. He won't even be in game shape for a few more weeks.

 

[Jackstraw]

I am a Chief's homer and flinch a little when he gets the ball. I hope its not so but I fear he will eventually be carried off the field on a backboard. Not good.